After its first run of more than
three months, operating a mile underground in the Black Hills of South Dakota,
a new experiment named LUX has proven itself the most sensitive dark matter
detector in the world. More...

The
Slade School of Fine Art has a fascinating, but currently incomplete,
collection of annual class photographs dating from 1931. A new project, led by
the UCL Centre for Digital Humanities, is appealing for help to identify the
sitters in the photos and complete the collection.More...

When you look at the hands of a clock
or the streets on a map, your brain is effortlessly performing computations
that tell you about the orientation of these objects. New research by UCL
scientists has shown that these computations can be carried out by the
microscopic branches of neurons known as dendrites, which are the receiving
elements of neurons.More...

Inspired by how
dolphins hunt with bubble nets, engineers at UCL, the University of Southampton and Cobham
Technical Services, have
developed a new kind of radar that can detect hidden surveillance equipment and
explosives.More...